CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 2955.67, down 0.4% (-11.81) since 4 p.m. ET on Thursday. Nine of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: AAVE (+3.0%) and APT (+2.2%). Laggards: FIL (-2.0%) and XRP (-1.8%)….
A little-known crypto trader has turned $6,800 into $1.5 million in profit while accounting for over 3% of maker-side liquidity on a major crypto exchange. Market observer Adverse Selectee highlighted a small trading account holding less than $200,000 in equity on Thursday. Over the past two weeks, the account recorded a trading volume of $1.4…
Crypto investors lost over $2.1 billion to hacks and exploits in the first half of 2025, marking the worst six-month period on record for crypto security and an indication of some nation-states intensifying their cyber campaigns in the crypto space. The 75 recorded incidents crossed the previous H1 high from 2022 by roughly 10% and…
The founders of the crosschain bridge Across Protocol have been accused of siphoning $23 million of funds to their own for-profit company. In a Friday X thread, Ogle — the pseudonymous founder of layer 1 project Glue and onchain sleuth — accused the founders of Across Protocol of covertly manipulating decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) votes…
Shaurya is the Co-Leader of the CoinDesk tokens and data team in Asia with a focus on crypto derivatives, DeFi, market microstructure, and protocol analysis. Shaurya holds over $1,000 in BTC, ETH, SOL, AVAX, SUSHI, CRV, NEAR, YFI, YFII, SHIB, DOGE, USDT, USDC, BNB, MANA, MLN, LINK, XMR, ALGO, VET, CAKE, AAVE, COMP, ROOK, TRX,…
Canadian Bitcoin lending company Bitcoin Treasury Corporation (BTCT) will officially resume trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) Venture Exchange, TSX’s public venture capital marketplace for emerging companies. The company announced on Thursday that its common shares would be freely traded on the exchange from Monday under the ticker “BTCT,” with over 10 million shares…
This is a daily technical analysis by CoinDesk analyst and Chartered Market Technician Omkar Godbole. A measure of XRP’s price volatility has crashed to the lowest level since President Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. elections in November. Still, it’s not yet at the level which has historically presaged strong directional trends. XRP’s 30-day annualized…
Key points: Bitcoin long-term holder supply has increased by a record 800,000 coins over the past 30 days. Data shows that even a 750,000 BTC increase has only occurred six times in Bitcoin’s history. BTC price support hinges on supply with a cost basis above $93,000. Bitcoin (BTC) long-term holders are making history as they…
Sui is trading at $2.6481, down 2.03% in the past 24 hours, after rebounding from the $2.58–$2.60 support range during the June 26–27 session, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. The bounce followed a steep intraday decline from $2.70 to $2.58 but was supported by renewed volume and improved sentiment tied to institutional interest….
Key takeaways: Ripple’s “multiple acquisitions” and XRPL upgrades back the bullish case for XRP. CME XRP futures hit $542.8 million in volume during the first month. Elliott Wave analysis and bull pennant suggest an XRP price breakout to $5-$14 XRP (XRP) price has been stuck within the $2.00 and $2.60 range since early March, with…